Activists Pitch Tents at Liberty Island Anniversary Rally
Black activists led by Rev. Al Sharpton and Lenora Fulani camped on Liberty Island to mark MLK Day and pressed to rename New York City after Martin Luther King Jr. Rally moved to Battery Park City with 100 participants.
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Perrier to change label in Europe for natural mineral water
European officials said Perrier will replace the label Natur ally Carbonated with Natural Mineral Water Fortified With Gas From The Spring on November 1. In Seoul fans protested a defeat by storming the field and hurling items, nine hospitalized. In Beirut a radio station linked to an Anglican envoy Terry Waite said he would be freed, with six American hostages to follow after Iran asset releases. East Berlin former economic czar Guenter Mittag, 63, was released from prison due to ill health.
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Treasures of Baghdad fails to draw crowds in Myrtle Beach
Morris Dweck renamed his miniature golf course from Golden Dragon to Treasures of Baghdad, bolstered by a Middle East theme before the Kuwait crisis. The 36-hole course near Myrtle Beach Air Force Base now sees little daytime traffic and occasional crowds at night. A local souvenir shirt mocks Saddam Hussein, while a turbanned genie sign drew attention and a Jordanian visitor left after learning the origin of the theme.
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Earth heating faster than thought at climate conference
At a four day climate meeting in Sundsvall scientists report Earth warms faster than in 10,000 years with a one third degree Celsius rise per decade. Tolba of UNEP urges immediate negotiations on CO2 emission controls as US and other industrialized nations resist strict ceilings.
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Bush ear pierced by fishhook during fishing trip
President Bush sustained a pierced ear when a fishhook caught his ear during a fishing expedition with Prime Minister Mulroney. Barbara Bush and Jeb Bush disputed initial claims, and Jeb admitted causing the hook. The wound was dressed by a physician on an accompanying boat.
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Sinatra criticizes O Connor during Garden State Arts Center show
Frank Sinatra declares Sinead O Connor should leave the country after refusing to perform if the national anthem is played. His remarks, at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel New Jersey, draw thunderous applause. Country stars Reba McEntire and Randy Travis to host the 24th annual CMA Awards at the Grand Ole Opry on October 8 televised by CBS.
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Connecticut and Wyoming Earn Top A Grades in Education Report
Connecticut and Wyoming were the only states to receive an A in a state-by-state education performance report released by the American Association of Parents and Children. The group graded states on six areas including parental apathy, Head Start, student-teacher ratios, per pupil spending, graduation rates and test scores.
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AAPC grades parents by state for school involvement
AAPC assigns grades A to D to each state from A to D with states like Connecticut Wyoming earning A and Florida Hawaii Mississippi among those with lower marks. The group promotes a 10 step pamphlet to boost parent interest, available by mail from its Herndon Virginia office amid findings of generally low parent involvement from a PTA study.
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